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Anna Maria Amcats football

{{Short description|College football team}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}

{{Infobox college football team

| TeamName = Anna Maria Amcats football

| CurrentSeason = 2025 Anna Maria Amcats football team

| FirstYear = 2009; {{Years or months ago|2009}}

| Image = Annamaria athletics wmark.png

| ImageSize = 250

| AthleticDirector = Joseph Brady

| HeadCoach = Tanner Kingsley

| HeadCoachYear = 1st

| HCWins = 0

| HCLosses = 0

| Stadium = Caparso Field

| FieldName =

| StadiumBuilt = 2009, renovated; 2019

| StadCapacity = 1,000

| StadSurface = FieldTurf

| Location = Paxton, Massachusetts

| NCAAdivision = III

| Conference = MASCAC

| ConfDivision =

| PastAffiliations = ECFC (2009–2024)

| ATWins = 33

| ATLosses = 114

| BowlWins = 0

| BowlLosses = 1

| BowlTies =

| PlayoffApps = 1

| Playoffs = Div. III: 0–1
ECFC: 0–1

| NatlTitles =

| ConfTitles = 2 (2021, 2023)

| DivTitles =

| Heismans =

| Rivalries =

| MascotDisplay = Wildcat

| WebsiteName = goamcats.com

| WebsiteURL = goamcats.com/sports/fball/index

}}

The Anna Maria Amcats football team represents Anna Maria College in college football at the NCAA Division III level.{{Cite web |last=Hardy-Lavoie |first=Meaghan |date=2021-11-15 |title=AMCAT Football Makes History |url=https://annamaria.edu/amcat-football-is-ncaa-tourney-bound/ |access-date=2023-08-08 |website=Anna Maria College |language=en-US}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/27/sports/dropping-football-northeastern.html|newspaper=The New York Times|title=Adding Football Saved One College. Dumping It Boosted Another. |author=Pennington, Bill|date=December 27, 2019}} The Amcats are members of the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC), fielding its team in the MASCAC since 2025. The Amcats play their home games at Caparso Field in Paxton, Massachusetts.{{Cite web |last=Haley |first=Tom |date=2022-11-12 |title=Anna Maria overcomes 17-0 deficit to top CU |url=https://www.rutlandherald.com/sports/anna-maria-overcomes-17-0-deficit-to-top-cu/article_fbb6e947-6865-50d1-8f17-e51c3ea1c6f1.html |access-date=2023-08-08 |website=Rutland Herald |language=en}}

Their head coach is Tanner Kingsley, who took over the position for the 2025 season.

Conference affiliations

  • Eastern Collegiate Football Conference (2009–2024){{Cite web |date=2022-08-23 |title=Football Picked To Finish First In ECFC |url=https://www.goamcats.com/sports/fball/2022-23/releases/20220823lsn912 |language=en}}
  • Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (2025–present){{Citation |date=2023-10-04 |title=Anna Maria College Accepts Invitation to Join MASCAC |url=https://www.goamcats.com/general/2023-24/releases/20231004tn8cm9 |language=en}}

Championships

= Conference championships =

Anna Maria claims 2 conference titles, the most recent of which came in 2023.

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{{CollegePrimaryHeader|team=Anna Maria Amcats|border=2|Year|Conference|Overall Record|Conference Record|Coach}}
2021†rowspan=2|Eastern Collegiate Football Conference7–35–1Dan Mulrooney
2023†5–53–1Steve Croce

† Co-champions

Postseason games

=NCAA Division III playoff games=

Anna Maria has appeared in the Division III playoffs one time, with an overall record of 0–1.

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{{CollegePrimaryHeader|team=Anna Maria Amcats|border=2|Year|Round|Opponent|Result}}
align="center"

| 2021

| First Round

| Delaware Valley

| L, 10–62

=Bowl games=

Anna Maria has participated in one bowl game, and has a record of 0–1.

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{{CollegePrimaryHeader|team=Anna Maria Amcats|border=2|Season|Coach|Bowl|Opponent|Result}}
2023Steve CroceNew England BowlSalve ReginaL 34–37

List of head coaches

=Key=

{{List of college football program head coaches key}}

=Coaches=

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"

|+ List of head football coaches showing season(s) coached, overall records, conference records, postseason records, championships and selected awards

! scope="col" class="unsortable" | No.

! scope="col" | Name

! scope="col" | Season(s)

! scope="col" | GC

! scope="col" | OW

! scope="col" | OL

! scope="col" | OT

! scope="col" | O%

! scope="col" | CW

! scope="col" | CL

! scope="col" | CT

! scope="col" | C%

! scope="col" | PW

! scope="col" | PL

! scope="col" | PT

! scope="col" | DC

! scope="col" | CC

! scope="col" | NC

! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Awards

1

! scope="row" | Marc Klaiman{{Cite web |title=AmCats are on the prowl in first football season |url=https://www.telegram.com/story/news/local/north/2009/09/10/amcats-are-on-prowl-in/51873001007/ |access-date=2023-08-08 |website=The Worcester Telegram & Gazette |language=en-US}}

| 2009–2011

| 29

| {{nts|2}}

| 27

| {{nts|0}}

| {{nts|{{Winning percentage|2|29|0}}}}

| 2

| 12

| 0

| {{nts|{{Winning percentage|2|12|0}}}}

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

2

! scope="row" | Vince Sinagra{{Cite web |date=2016-10-26 |title=Anna Maria coach to step down |url=https://www.d3football.com/notables/2016/12/anna-maria-coach-to-step-down |language=en}}

| 2012–2016

| 50

| 6

| 44

| {{nts|0}}

| {{nts|{{Winning percentage|6|44|0}}}}

| 4

| 31

| 0

| {{nts|{{Winning percentage|4|31|0}}}}

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

3

! scope="row" | Dan Mulrooney{{Cite web |title=Former Anna Maria football coach Dan Mulrooney 'thrilled' for next challenge at Lock Haven |url=https://www.telegram.com/story/sports/columns/2022/02/01/former-anna-maria-football-coach-dan-mulrooney-thrilled-next-challenge-lock-haven/9304097002/ |access-date=2023-08-08 |website=The Worcester Telegram & Gazette |language=en-US}}

| 2017–2021

| {{nts|37}}

| 11

| 29

| {{nts|0}}

| {{nts|{{Winning percentage|11|29|0}}}}

| 9

| 15

| 0

| {{nts|{{Winning percentage|9|15|0}}}}

| 0

| 1

| 0

| 0

| 1

| 0

| 0

4

! scope="row" | Steve Croce{{Cite web |last= |date=2022-07-29 |title=Croce looks to continue Anna Maria football's successful run |url=https://www.mycitizensnews.com/sports/croce-looks-to-continue-anna-maria-footballs-successful-run/ |access-date=2023-08-08 |website=Citizen's News |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Hardy-Lavoie |first=Meaghan |date=2022-01-31 |title=Steve Croce Named AMCAT Head Football Coach |url=https://annamaria.edu/steve-croce-named-amcat-head-football-coach/ |access-date=2023-08-08 |website=Anna Maria College |language=en-US}}

| 2022–2024

| 28

| 14

| 14

| 0

| {{nts|{{Winning percentage|14|14|0}}}}

| 8

| 5

| 0

| {{nts|{{Winning percentage|8|5|0}}}}

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

5

! scope="row" | Tanner Kingsley{{Cite news |date=October 17, 2024 |title=Anna Maria College Names Tanner Kingsley As Next Head Football Coach |url=https://www.goamcats.com/sports/fball/2024-25/releases/20241017flqixp |access-date=February 3, 2025 |work=Anna Maria College}}

|2025–present

|0

|0

|0

|0

|{{nts|{{Winning percentage|0|0|0}}}}

|0

|0

|0

|{{nts|{{Winning percentage|0|0|0}}}}

|0

|0

|0

|0

|0

|0

|0

Year-by-year results

class="wikitable" style="margin:1em auto;"

|bgcolor="#FFCCCC"|National champions

|bgcolor="#ddffdd"|Conference champions

|bgcolor="#ffe6bd"|Bowl game berth

|bgcolor="#d0e7ff"|Playoff berth

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; width:98%;text-align:center;"

! rowspan="3" |Season

! rowspan="3" |Year

! rowspan="3" |Head coach

! rowspan="3" |Association

! rowspan="3" |Division

! rowspan="3" |Conference

! colspan="7" |Record

! rowspan="3" |Postseason

! rowspan="3" |Final ranking

colspan="3" |Overall

! colspan="4" |Conference

Win

!Loss

!Tie

!Finish

!Win

!Loss

!Tie

colspan="15" style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Anna Maria Amcats}}" |Anna Maria Amcats
2009

| 2009

| rowspan="3" |Marc Klaiman

| rowspan="11" |NCAA

| rowspan="11" |Division III

| rowspan="11" |ECFC

| 0|| 9|| 0|| N/A|| 0|| 0|| 0

|—

|—

2010

| 2010

| 0|| 10|| 0|| 8th|| 0|| 7|| 0

|—

|—

2011

| 2011

| 2|| 8|| 0|| 6th|| 2|| 5|| 0

|—

|—

2012

| 2012

| rowspan="5" |Vince Sinagra

| 2|| 8|| 0|| T–7th|| 1|| 6|| 0

|—

|—

2013

| 2013

| 2|| 8|| 0|| 7th|| 1|| 6|| 0

|—

|—

2014

| 2014

| 0|| 10|| 0|| 8th|| 0|| 7|| 0

|—

|—

2015

| 2015

| 1|| 9|| 0|| 7th|| 1|| 6|| 0

|—

|—

2016

| 2016

| 1|| 9|| 0|| T–7th|| 1|| 6|| 0

|—

|—

2017

| 2017

| rowspan="3" |Dan Mulrooney

| 1|| 9|| 0|| T–7th|| 1|| 6|| 0

|—

|—

2018

| 2018

| 1|| 9|| 0|| T–5th|| 1|| 5|| 0

|—

|—

2019

| 2019

| 2|| 8|| 0|| T–3rd|| 2|| 3|| 0

|—

|—

colspan="15" style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Anna Maria Amcats}}" |Season canceled due to COVID-19
2021

| 2021

|Dan Mulrooney

| rowspan="5" |NCAA

| rowspan="5" |Division III

| rowspan="4" |ECFC

| 7|| 3|| 0|| T–1st|| 5|| 1|| 0

|bgcolor="#d0e7ff"|L Division III First Round{{Cite web |title='We have a really special place here,' ECFC champions Anna Maria geared up for NCAA Division 3 playoffs |url=https://www.telegram.com/story/sports/college/2021/11/18/ncaa-division-3-college-football-tournament-anna-maria-college-dan-mulrooney/8675554002/ |access-date=2023-08-08 |website=The Worcester Telegram & Gazette |language=en-US}}

|—

2022

| 2022

| rowspan="3" |Steve Croce

| 5|| 4|| 0|| T–3rd|| 3|| 3|| 0

|—

|—

2023

| 2023

| 5|| 5|| 0|| T–1st|| 3|| 1|| 0

|bgcolor="#ffe6bd"|L New England Bowl

|—

2024

|2024

|4

|5

|0

|T–1st

|2

|1

|0

|L ECFC Championship

|—

2025

|2025

|Tanner Kingsley

|MASCAC

|

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|

|

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|—

See also

Notes

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References

{{Reflist}}

External links

  • {{Official website}}

{{Anna Maria Amcats football navbox}}

{{Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference football navbox}}

{{Eastern Collegiate Football Conference navbox}}

Category:American football teams established in 2009

Category:2009 establishments in Massachusetts